nba most assists in a playoff game by a forward

Robert Reid has the most assists by a forward in a playoff game, with 17 assists in Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	6/5/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	41	13	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	42.1	1	5	0	4
2	LeBron James L. James	16	8/18/2020	LAL	vs	POR	41	23	17	1	0	9	20	45.0	1	5	20.0	4	7	57.1	49.8	2	15	4	1	-3
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	16	4/28/1990	BOS	vs	NYK	37	15	3	1	2	5	15	33.3	0	4	0.0	5	6	83.3	42.5	0	3	1	1
4	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	16	4/30/1985	MIL	vs	PHI	48	11	9	1	2	5	13	38.5	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	39.6	4	5	6	2
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15	5/29/2021	MIL	@	MIA	36	20	12	0	2	8	18	44.4	0	4	0.0	4	6	66.7	48.4	0	12	2	4	+21
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	15	4/24/1977	BOS	vs	PHI	44	12	4			4	13	30.8				4	4	100.0	40.7				4
7	LeBron James L. James	14	5/3/2018	CLE	@	TOR	41	43	8	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	4	8	50.0	68.2	1	7	1	1	+20
8	LeBron James L. James	14	6/4/2017	CLE	@	GSW	39	29	11	3	1	12	18	66.7	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	71.8	0	11	4	2	-11
9	LeBron James L. James	14	5/8/2015	CLE	@	CHI	44	27	8	1	1	8	25	32.0	1	7	14.3	10	11	90.9	45.2	2	6	7	4	0
10	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	14	5/20/2009	ORL	@	CLE	41	15	6	0	0	4	11	36.4	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	55.0	0	6	2	1	0
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	14	5/15/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	37	16	6	1	1	8	18	44.4	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	43.4	0	6	1	3
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	14	4/20/1976	GSW	vs	DET	37	13	8		2	4	13	30.8				5	7	71.4	40.4				4
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13	4/29/2025	MIL	@	IND	44	30	20	2	2	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	11	17	64.7	61.3	2	18	7	5	-2
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13	4/24/2023	MIL	@	MIA	38	26	10	1	2	12	22	54.5	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	54.7	3	7	6	3	+1
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13	10/4/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	45	40	11	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
17	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13	10/2/2020	MIA	@	LAL	45	25	8	1	0	7	17	41.2	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	56.1	3	5	3	2	-3
18	Draymond Green D. Green	13	6/13/2019	GSW	vs	TOR	44	11	19	3	2	5	10	50.0	1	4	25.0	0	2	0.0	50.6	4	15	8	4	0
19	LeBron James L. James	13	6/3/2018	CLE	@	GSW	44	29	9	2	0	10	20	50.0	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	60.5	1	8	5	2	-18
20	LeBron James L. James	13	5/1/2018	CLE	@	TOR	47	26	11	1	2	12	30	40.0	1	8	12.5	1	6	16.7	39.8	0	11	1	2	+5
21	LeBron James L. James	13	4/15/2017	CLE	vs	IND	43	32	6	3	0	12	20	60.0	2	3	66.7	6	9	66.7	66.8	1	5	3	3	+5
22	LeBron James L. James	13	5/24/2015	CLE	vs	ATL	47	37	18	3	0	14	37	37.8	1	6	16.7	8	10	80.0	44.7	8	10	6	4	-3
23	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	13	5/4/2015	LAC	@	HOU	40	26	14	1	0	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	55.6	2	12	5	4	+21
24	LeBron James L. James	13	6/21/2012	MIA	vs	OKC	44	26	11	1	2	9	19	47.4	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	56.6	4	7	6	2	+20
25	LeBron James L. James	13	5/12/2008	CLE	vs	BOS	44	21	6	3	2	7	20	35.0	2	5	40.0	5	8	62.5	44.6	1	5	4	3	+15

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